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Request info about B-24 and his crew
I'm looking informations about aircraft of lt Prchal crashed 11 jan 1943 after bombing Naples. Many informations about Prchal are in book LIBERANDOS pages 91 to 93. Someone have it and cand sent those informations? Thanks!
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Here are some fragment from B-24 crash site. Some idea about them? In the place there are also some old car fragments so someone of part is not from aircraft. I indicate those parts. Thanks.
Fragments of engine Fragments of fuselage Small parts 28D1022 ALCOA 32D1150R 32D2005-50 7736 32B1144 7314 Plexiglass What it is? What it is? Car or aircraft? Car or aircraft? Car or aircraft? Car or aircraft? Battery pack. Where it is allocated? What it is? Small parts SUCTION RELIEF VALVE Type B-8 MFRS. PART No. 216B MFRS SER. No. A 5120 Specification No. 28368 Order No. W535A 15807 PUMP ENGRNG SER CORP. |
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Salerno,
I don't know how far you are with the crew list, but the co-pilot was Lt Eugene. L. Ziesel from Omaha, Nebraska, just like the pilot Lt Louis A. Prchal. Lt Ziesel is mentioned on findagrave.com. The ABMC website gives Sgt Merle J. Andrews and Sgt Harold C. Vanness with date of death 11 Jan 1943 (376th BG, 514th BS), but confirmation needed if they indeed were crew members too. I hope this is a start. Regards, Leendert |
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Salerno,
A post on armyairforces.com reveals some more info: http://forum.armyairforces.com/Unkno...2-m214047.aspx Here Prchal's B-24 is identified as "59-W". Note that 376th BG lost another B-24 on 11 Jan 43, the one of Lt Col John Payne, so the sergeants I mentioned may have been on this plane instead. Regards, Leendert |
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Thanks but because I'm not fluent in english language I not understand much that discussion about MACRs....
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Salerno1943,
The names you're after most likely the ones on this link: http://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=144254 Those other names are Elwood E. Carr, Jess W. Cotham, Jack B. Lavender and Roy O. Woody. Both Prchal and Ziesel are mentioned too and they're probably all from the same B-24 lost on 11 January 1943. Regards, Leendert |
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
This morning we find this:
PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT A. C. OR BU. MODEL R-1830-43 A.C. OR BU. NO. 41 - 15 101
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Salerno,
The engine number must somehow lead to the identity of the B-24. The B-24D model used P & W R-1830-43 engines, I believe. Sgt Jack B(uren) Lavender was the Radio Operator. Regards, Leendert |
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Re: Request info about B-24 and his crew
Thanks Leendert. I also believe engine number can give us some help to identify aricraft. However there are no MACRs for B-24 shot down 11 january 1943 so I can't compare engine number...
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